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sharpening

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Definitions of sharpening word

  • noun sharpening the act of making the edge of something very thin or of making its end pointed 0
  • noun sharpening one of several very thin, small pieces of wood produced when one sharpens a pencil 0
  • noun sharpening The act by which something is sharpened. 0
  • noun sharpening (in the plural) The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened. 0
  • verb sharpening present participle of sharpen. 0

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Parts of speech for Sharpening

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sharpening popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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